Mangaluru: After Karkala MLA Sunil Kumar and VHP district president Jagadish Shenava, now MP Nalin Kumar Kateel also has demanded Rs 25 lac as compensation to the family of Prashant Poojary, a flower vendor and Bajrang Dal activist who was recently murdered in Moodbidri.
Addressing a press meet at the district BJP office , Nalin said, "It was a daylight murder and police have failed to investigate the case. Ramanath Rai is silent on the issue. Looks like Congress leaders are behind this issue and are protecting the accused. No ministers even visited Prashant's house."
"The police should immediately arrest the culprits and the state government should provide Rs 25 lac as compensation to Prashant's family. If any other untoward incident takes place in future, government itself will be responsible. The people in Moodbidri are living in fear and they may take law into their hands. Hence, it is the responsibility of the government to take appropriate action," he added.
